The National Research Council invests more than $19 million to advance its research priorities; Maritime Launch Services obtains approval to start constructing Canada’s first commercial spaceport, the Cement Association of Canada signs up for the Net-Zero Challenge, and more.
Organization: University of New Brunswick
Could small modular reactors help to achieve Canada’s net-zero emissions goals?
Proponents say small modular nuclear reactors will be needed for Canada to meet its climate goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. But opponents argue that spending public money on the nuclear technology doesn’t make economic or environmental sense, and they’re calling on the federal government to immediately cease all such investment.
The Short Report – November 24, 2021: BioVectra funding spurs expansion for mRNA vaccine development, UNESCO adopts the Open Science Recommendation, NSERC awards annual research prizes, and more
BioVectra’s funding boost creates room for mRNA vaccine production; UNESCO’s Science Commission unanimously adopts the Recommendation on Open Science; the Government of Canada celebrates Canada’s top natural sciences and engineering research talent, and more.
The Short Report – Nov. 11th, 2020: IRAP receives $155M for COVID-impacted firms; U of Calgary’s biosafety lab to reopen; and more…
A new pilot program matches researchers with priorities of the City of Toronto as part of the COVID-19 response effort and Polar Knowledge Canada has a new president.
Survey: Canadian universities are increasingly cutting fossil fuels from their investment portfolios
A growing number of Canadian universities, including some of the country’s largest, are significantly reducing the industrial carbon in their investment portfolios, a R$ survey shows. Less than a handful of universities are divesting specifically from fossil fuel holdings, but many schools also are using a “responsible investing” approach which considers environmental, social and governance factors.
The Short Report, June 12, 2019 – artificial intelligence, tech demos, cybersecurity
artificial intelligence, tech demos, cybersecurity
Scaleup initiative in Atlantic Canada seeks to break “invent and sell” cycle
A new program to help Atlantic Canada-based businesses rapidly grow was launched in late March by the Univ of New Brunswick, in partnership with the Government of Canada and Opportunities New Brunswick (ONB).
UNB gets $2.9M for surveillance applications in defence
The University of New Brunswick received $2.9 million for two defence projects to develop the next-generation sensors and systems for surveillance and detection capabilities for continental defence.
New website to tally salmon count in Miramichi River
Researchers at the University of New Brunswick recently launched a website to raise public awareness on the revival of Atlantic salmon stocks in the Miramichi River. The website, www.castsalmon.com, will be linked to underwater sonar cameras to determine the daily salmon count for better information management. The project, called the Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar (ARIS),…
Siemens and NB Power growing smart grid innovation cluster
By Debbie Lawes This article is from the March 2017 issue of Canadian Innovation News. You can read the full issue here. Sometimes it takes a looming challenge to spur innovation. That’s what happened in New Brunswick about seven years ago when a strategic review revealed that the province’s century-old utility would be unable to generate enough electricity, or purchase…